simple nursing

Question 1

ACTH (anterior pit) - what hormones?

Answer 1

stimulates adrenal cortex to release aldosterone and cortisol

Question 2

ACTH - when is it released? (sneezing makes me stressed)

Answer 2

stress

Question 3

GnRH - releases what? (Gnna fish)

Answer 3

releases FSH for men and women

Question 4

LH

Answer 4

testicles and release of egg

Question 5

what stimulates LH? (gnna loot)

Answer 5

gNrH

Question 6

GH (grow the cannibal)

Answer 6

increases during anabolic metabolism, cartilege growth, and catabolism of fat.

Question 7

blood glucose and insulin cause release of what hormone?

Answer 7

causes release of GH

Question 8

what stimulates GH

Answer 8

normal growth

Question 9

what hormone stimulates PRL

Answer 9

estrogen

Question 10

TSH stimulates release of what?

Answer 10

stimulates thryoid to release T3 and T4

Question 11

posterior pituitary - does it produce hormones?

Answer 11

no, stores them

Question 12

ADH - where is it located? (Add the posterior)

Answer 12

posterior

Question 13

ADH - memory trick

Answer 13

Add Da H20 - by telling kidneys to reabsorb water

Question 14

what stimulates ADH? (ADH is in pain)

Answer 14

decrease in BP, pain, high osmolality of the blood

Question 15

thick blood stimulates what hormone? (think diluting)

Answer 15

stimulates ADH

Question 16

oxytocin - where is it located?

Answer 16

posterior pit

Question 17

oxytocin - stimulus for release

Answer 17

newborn

Question 18

thyroid - T3 and T4

Answer 18

T4 converts into T3 with the help of TSH

Question 19

where is calcitonin released from?

Answer 19

thyroid

Question 20

calcitonin (tones down calcium in blood, by putting a ton into the bone)

Answer 20

puts calcium into the bone

Question 21

hypothyroid

Answer 21

low T3 and T4

Question 22

hyperthroidism - #1 cause (hyper grave)

Answer 22

graves disease and too much iodine

Question 23

hypothyroidism (hyp O comes from hashim O tos)

Answer 23

hashimotos

Question 24

hypothyroidism causes

Answer 24

pituitary tumor and low iodine

Question 25

parathyroid (PTH puts the calcium high inside the blood)

Answer 25

PTH

Question 26

PTH levels (parrot is a 10)

Answer 26

9 - 10.5 normal

Question 27

when parathyroid is high

Answer 27

calcium is high, and vice versa

Question 28

when calcium is high

Answer 28

PTH shuts off and vice versa

Question 29

hyperparathyroidism (the bully)

Answer 29

PTH is the bully that takes all of the calcium

Question 30

hyperparathyroidism - risk

Answer 30

broken bones - takes too much calcium from them

Question 31

hyperparathyroidism - kidneys?

Answer 31

kidney stones bc they get overloaded w/ calcium

Question 32

hyperparathyroidism - intestines

Answer 32

rock hard bowels - too much Ca

Question 33

adrenal cortex (outer) - what hormones?

Answer 33

epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 34

adrenal hormones (MAAC)

Answer 34

mineral corticoids, androgen steroids, cortisol steroid, catacholamines

Question 35

mineral corticoids (al do tyrone - bouncer)

Answer 35

aldosterone - on steroids

Question 36

aldosterone - Al (adds in) (lets out)

Answer 36

A - adds sodium and water in to balance BP
L - lets out of the body and into the potty

Question 37

androgens

Answer 37

sex hormones

Question 38

catacholamines (catch the epi)

Answer 38

epi and norepi (fight and flight)